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YRTELNO 51 AND OUR TELNO 39: VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE:

VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION FLIGHTS

1. UNHCR'S INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. FLIGHT KA4253 WILL DEPART FROM HONG KONG AT 12.15 (LOCAL TIME) AND ARRIVE AT HANOI AT 13.40 (LOCAL TIME). THE CALL-SIGN IS THE FLIGHT NUMBER I.E. KA4253.

2. THE ROUTE DESCRIBED IN SECOND TUR IS THE ONLY ROUTE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND HANOI. FOR THE RECORD, IT IS VHHH-A1-A1091-DAN-W1- NBA.

3. THE AIRCRAFT WILL ON PRESENT PLANS BE EITHER VR-HYK OR VR-HYL. BOTH ARE BOEING 737 200'S.

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